Now, Eric Sondheimer of the L.A. Times reports that Narbonne has won its appeal and will be reinstated for the championship game, though the coach will not be allowed to be on the sidelines for the game.

Appeal panel has reinstated Narbonne girls basketball team into Open Division championship game. Coach will not be allowed to coach.

Sondheimer's tweet was backed up by the L.A. City Section, which sent out a press release confirming the lifting of Narbonne's suspension.

"In the spirit of the game and for the kids, the appeals committee has decided to grant Narbonne’s request for reinstatement into the 2015 CIF LA City Section basketball playoffs," Commissioner John Aguirre said. "We will continue to review Narbonne’s athletic program and compliance with the Section policies and bylaws over the next year."

Mountain Mission (Grundy, Va.) junior point guard Szymon Walczak is originally from Poland, and last Wednesday he did both his home country and new country proud by hitting an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat Our Savior New American, 61-58.

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A Wisconsin high school has spent more than $600,000 to renovate its athletic facilities, creating one of the most impressive locker rooms in the country.

According to Sportingnews.com, Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.) received $361,224 from private and anonymous donations and the school added $224,226 to upgrade, among other things, locker rooms, the team room, showers and the heating and cooling systems.

A media room and football storage space were also provided with the funds, and according to the school's activities director Kevin Flegner, volleyball and soccer teams will use the space as well.

In 2010, Newsweek ranked Arrowhead 889th in the nation out of more than 27,000 public high schools.

That means fans will find Hurley sweeping the floor prior to the game once again — a bit of a tradition apparently and one that was noted by Adrian Wojnarowski is his bestselling book "The Miracle of St. Anthony."

No task too small for Hurley, who owns a career record of 1,125-118 (.905 winning percentage) and has guided the Friars to 27 state titles. His win total is third best in high school boys basketball history.

This year's St. Anthony team is 23-1 and has rattled off 19 wins in a row since a December loss to nemesis Roselle Catholic. Hurley's teams are known for stifling defense and the 2014-15 Friars are upholding that tradition, allowing just 37.8 points per game.

The 5-foot-11 point guard plays below the rim and relishes it. The variety of ways he scores is immense. He's the nation's leading scorer at almost 50 points per game, and on Feb. 21 he scored a state-record 74 points in a 109-100 loss to Marantha Christian Academy.

Broman broke the record of his older brother Anders, who had 71 in a game. Broman's 74 was the
third-most points ever scored by a player on the losing team. That record
is 78.

If you want to see how he scored every one of those points, enjoy the video.

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The 2012-13 Miller Grove Wolverines made the trip to Palm Springs, Calif., for the MaxPreps Holiday Classic. That team finished 30-3 and beat Gainesville in the state final.

One of the greatest state championship streaks in high school basketball history came to an end Thursday night as Warner Robins upended Miller Grove (Lithonia) 63-57 in Georgia's Class AAAAA quarterfinals.

Under the direction of head coach Sharman White, Miller Grove captured state titles in each of the previous six seasons. The Wolverines finished three of those campaigns ranked in the Top 25 nationally by MaxPreps.

Expect Miller Grove – who is 197-31 over the past seven seasons – to be back in contention for another state title in 2015-16. Junior point guard Alterique Gilbert (18.5 points, 6.2 assists per game) is a major Division I recruit and classmate Raylon Richardson was the team's third-leading scorer this winter.

Video: John Curtis Christian School HighlightsLegendary coach J.T. Curtis to be inducted into Hall of Fame.

J.T. Curtis can add one more title to his legendary resume: Hall of Famer.

The architecht of the Curtis (River Ridge, La.) football program learned on Thursday that he was among a dozen members of the Class of 2015 for the National Federation of High School Hall of Fame, according to the Times-Picayune.

With 542 career victories, Curtis is the second-winningest high school football coach of all-time. He has guided John Curtis to an astounding 26 state titles.

His 2012 squad was perhaps Curtis' best ever. That team finished 12-0, outscored opponents 677-60, and finished No. 1 in the final MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings.

A lefty who hit the mid-90s with his fastball, Aiken was the top overall selection by the Houston Astros in the 2014 MLB Draft, but did not sign after the Astros reportedly lowered his signing bonus offer due to concerns about his pitching elbow.

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Why stop at a state record? The Ainsworth (Neb.) boys basketball went a little bit farther.

According to the Lincoln Journal-Star, the Bulldogs sets the Nebraska boys basketball state record last Tuesday when they knocked down 22 shots from 3-point range in a 92-52 win over Anselmo-Merna. The record was 20 coming in, held by Lutheran Northeast (2002) and Adams Central (2011).

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Eight different players hit at least one 3-pointer, according to the story, and the team finished the night 22-for-41 - not a bad percentage at all.

Hunter Martin, a senior guard, led the way by making 10 of his 14 attempts from beyond the arc. He finished with 38 points.

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The topic of teams not giving a best
effort or even "tanking" has been abundant in professional sports
circles for years. Especially considering when better draft positions
are at stake.

Now, two Tennessee girls basketball
teams have been banned from their postseason tournament for allegedly
trying to lose the same game in order to avoid top seed Blackman, the
No. 3 team in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 national
rankings.

According
to the Associated Press, Smyrna and Riverdale were fined
$1,500 each Monday and placed on a year's probation by the Tennessee
Secondary School Athletic Association.

Smyrna (21-8)
defeated Riverdale 55-29 on Saturday and was set to play Blackman.

See tweets below with video from the game

In a letter to school principals, TSSAA Executive
Director Bernard Childress wrote that the teams "made a mockery" with
intentional turnovers off various violations and missed free throws. The
referee also reported he stopped play, ordering the coaches not to make
a travesty of the game with a Smyrna player about to shoot at the wrong
basket.

According to Childress, the referee wrote in
his game notes that "both teams obviously didn't want to win and it
really showed."

More from Childress: "High school
athletic programs are meant to teach students ethics, integrity,
sportsmanship, morals and values. … This situation defeated the purpose
of educational-based athletics."

Administrators from
both schools apologized and acknowledged the game was "not in the
spirit of fair play."